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The first Festival of American Folklife is held on the National Mall from July 1 - 4, 1967. The festivals are intended to present American and foreign craftsmen and musicians and dancers. Some of the first festival features include basket weavers, pottery, makers, woodworkers, carvers, doll makers, needleworkers, tale tellers, boat builders, and folk singers, dancers, and musicians. More - https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_sic_1094.
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Saturday, July 1, 1967
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Cajun musicians stage an impromptu concert at the first Festival of American Folklife. Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 1, Folder July 1967.